Oyster Recovery Partnership Explained

Oyster Recovery Partnership
Type:501(c)(3) nonprofit
Tax Id:23-7204806
Focus:Shellfish sustainability
Location:Annapolis, Maryland,
United States

The Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that leads conservation efforts of the native Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Chesapeake Bay and Eastern United States.[1] [2] [3] The organization's activities and programs include oyster restoration, shell recycling conservation, and sustainable fishery initiatives.[4] [5] [6]

History

The organization was established in 1972 and originally known as Chesapeake Appreciation, Inc. The organization name and brand were formally changed to the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) in 1994.[7] ORP is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.[8] The organization has received support from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, State of Maryland, and Baltimore County.[9] [10] [11]

Programs

ORP plants the native oyster, Crassostrea virginica, back into the Chesapeake Bay.[12] [13] [14] In 2022, the organization helped to plant over 950,000,000 oysters.[15] The organization also works to provide educational opportunities to shellfish farmers on best practices for managing their oyster farms and leases.

In addition, the organization works with scientists and researches to study better ways to grow oysters, restore oyster reefs, and advance oyster restoration.[16] [17] [18] [19] ORP also actively works with lawmakers and regulatory agencies to advance policy initiatives that support oyster restoration.[20] The organization created and runs the Shell Recycling Alliance (SRA), an initiative with restaurants, caterers, and seafood wholesales to save used natural oyster shell, regarded as the best material on which to raise new oysters, from ending up in landfills.[21]

Leadership

The organization is led by a nineteen-member Board of Directors. Notable members of the board include businessman Jim Perdue and James King, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Expert: Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) . 2023-09-09 . Oyster Recovery Partnership . en-US.
  2. Book: Patterson . Neal . Maryland's Chesapeake: How the Bay and Its Bounty Shaped a Cuisine . Patterson . Kathryn Wielech . 2016-08-01 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-1792-8 . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-15 . Traversing the Bay, Top to Bottom . 2023-09-10 . Chesapeake Bay Magazine . en-US.
  4. Book: Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration, management & research: oversight field hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives . 2002 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-069605-3 . en.
  5. Book: Livie, Katherine J. . Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay's Foundation and Future . 2015-10-26 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-62585-392-9 . en.
  6. News: 2023-07-25 . For volunteers, repopulating Chesapeake Bay with oysters is personal . 2023-09-10 . Washington Post . en.
  7. Book: Smaal . Aad C. . Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves . Ferreira . Joao G. . Grant . Jon . Petersen . Jens K. . Strand . Øivind . 2018-11-26 . Springer . 978-3-319-96776-9 . en.
  8. Book: Catacalos, Renee Brooks . The Chesapeake Table: Your Guide to Eating Local . 2018-10-15 . JHU Press . 978-1-4214-2689-1 . en.
  9. Book: Keiner, Christine . The Oyster Question: Scientists, Watermen, and the Maryland Chesapeake Bay Since 1880 . 2010 . University of Georgia Press . 978-0-8203-3718-0 . en.
  10. Web site: Governor Moore Announces $13.7 Million in Capital Grants Funding, $9.1 Million for Oyster Recovery Partnership Following Board of Public Works Meeting - Press Releases - News - Office of Governor Wes Moore . 2023-09-10 . governor.maryland.gov . en-US.
  11. Web site: Ban . Charlie . Baltimore County bay cleanup aids the local ecosystem and crabbing industry . 2023-09-10 . NACo . en.
  12. Book: Cuker, Benjamin E. . Diet for a Sustainable Ecosystem: The Science for Recovering the Health of the Chesapeake Bay and its People . 2020-08-10 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-45481-4 . en.
  13. Web site: 2023-06-07 . Operation Build-a-Reef oyster planting PHOTOS . 2023-09-10 . Capital Gazette.
  14. Glandon . Hillary Lane . Michaelis . Adriane K. . Politano . Vincent A. . Alexander . Stephanie T. . Vlahovich . Emily A. . Reece . Kimberly S. . Koopman . Heather N. . Meritt . Donald W. . Paynter . Kennedy T. . 2016 . Impact of Environment and Ontogeny on Relative Fecundity and Egg Quality of Female Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Four Sites in Northern Chesapeake Bay . Biological Bulletin . 231 . 3 . 185–198 . 44134835 . 0006-3185.
  15. Web site: Oyster Recovery Partnership - GuideStar Profile . 2023-09-09 . www.guidestar.org.
  16. Web site: Oyster Restoration - Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) . 2023-09-10 . Oyster Recovery Partnership . en-US.
  17. Book: Panagopoulos, Thomas . Nature-Based Solutions for Restoration of Ecosystems and Sustainable Urban Development . 2020-06-16 . MDPI . 978-3-03936-242-4 . en.
  18. Web site: 2023-06-12 . 30 Million Oysters Planted in Severn River . 2023-09-10 . Chesapeake Bay Magazine . en-US.
  19. De Piper . Geret S. . Lipton . Douglas W. . Lipcius . Romuald N. . 2017 . Valuing Ecosystem Services: Oysters, Denitrification, and Nutrient Trading Programs . Marine Resource Economics . 32 . 1 . 1–20 . 26562250 . 0738-1360.
  20. Web site: 2023-06-19 . Group plants oysters in the Chesapeake Bay to keep the water clean. - CBS Baltimore . 2023-09-10 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Shell Recycling . 2023-09-10 . Oyster Recovery Partnership . en-US.
  22. Web site: Board of Directors . 2023-09-09 . Oyster Recovery Partnership . en-US.

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